Tang Lu knew that the brutal daughter-in-law of the servant did not embarrass the servant, and knew that the leather whip had a role and had a deterrent effect on all the.

Since then, the official has been dead set on Tang Lu, for fear that Tang Lu will be transferred, as long as Tang Lu leaves, the dog can't eat, and his wife will retaliate.

Besides, after being promoted to the court, Tang Lu ordered: "Extract the prisoners to pass through the court!" ”

After a while, the monk was brought up.

"How many years have you been a monk?"

"It's been three years."

"Nonsense! If what you say is true, since you have been a monk for three years, you don't have to wear a headscarf, then why is there a deep mark on your forehead that proves that your forehead is bound by a headscarf? You confess honestly, be careful of your skin, be careful of your muscles and bones! Tang Lu said.

"Damn, say, how did you kill the monk? Then the impostor of the monk said, "Hurry up, be careful, and be careful of suffering." If you are honest, there are good results, if you are stubborn to the end, then I'm sorry, you will only be greeted by the end of the catastrophe, you have to think carefully, once you decide, you have to pay for your decision, no one can replace you with the consequences of everything. Tang Lu asked.

The fake monk asked and saw that he couldn't hide it, so he told the truth.

A few days ago, he went to Gucheng Pickle Mountain, where he wanted to look for a kind of Ganoderma lucidum. It is said that the Lingzhi there is very good, and I met a monk from the Iron Buddha Temple on the way.

They walked all the way, and it was better to go together than alone, because there were wild beasts in the shallot mountain, and the two of them were bold.

I didn't expect that the beast was not encountered, and I met someone more vicious than the beast, and it was him!

He killed the monk in a remote place, then changed his clothes, burned his clothes, took the monk's precepts, shaved off his hair, and then went down the mountain, everywhere to make a living, I didn't expect that although there was a monk's line, but there was no monk's temperament, and his gestures revealed the gangsterism, domineering, and ferociousness, which made people look fearful, not to feel compassionate, kind and docile, not to be compassionate, but to have a fierce and vicious performance, no wonder let the officials see at a glance, I didn't want to meddle in things, However, because of his own identity, when he sees illegal things on the road, he has the heart to actively govern, which is a professional habit.

After listening to his confession, Tang Lu ordered the scribe to write down the confession, let him sign it, and then confiscated the monk's robe and precepts. Let him identify the crime scene, Tang Lu ordered people to go with him, find the murdered monk, and send him to the Iron Buddha Temple for burial.

The false monk was sentenced to death, and the execution was carried out after the autumn.

Early one morning, the official came to report and said: "Seven brothers of the Zhang family in Nanjie went to the gate of the county government to beat drums to complain. ”

Tang Lu said: "Is there such a thing? Let's go, let's see! ”

When I arrived at the court, there were seven people kneeling, all dressed in linen and wearing filial piety, a white line, kneeling on the ground in unison, bowing their heads, crying in a low voice, some loud voices, some small voices.

Tang Lu sat down and asked, "Who is kneeling?" ”

"Zhang Dada."

Then they reported their names separately, all the way to Zhang Zhiqi. There were seven brothers in all.

Tang Lu saw that this was good, from the eldest to the seventh, they were all here.

"Zhang Dada, you are the boss, tell me, this early in the morning, why is this wearing linen and filial piety? Could it be that someone in the family dies? Tang Lu asked.

"Woo woo woo, it was Mother Jia who was killed by the gangsters, and asked Lord Qingtian to be the master of the people and severely punish the murderer, so as to comfort the soul of my mother in the sky." Zhang Dada cried.

"How was he killed?"

"He was stabbed to death by a murderer with a sharp knife and bled to death."

"Where is the crime scene?"

"At the door of Zhao's house."

"Is the murderer related to the Zhao family?"

"It's related, the murderer is the Zhao family."

"Let's go, go to the scene and have a look, you lead the way. Let's go together. Tang Lu commanded.

The group of them arrived at the gate of Zhao's house together and found Zhang's mother's body lying next to the steps in front of Zhao's house. He went forward to check and found out that the cause of death was due to excessive blood loss after being stabbed in the organ with a sharp object.

He was looking around, there was no trace of a fight, and there was no murder weapon beside him, which was very strange. The investigation of the scene was recorded one by one. and prepared a report for Tang Lu's reference.

Tang Lu ordered that all the people of the Zhao family be brought to the county office.

Everyone arrived at the county office, and Tang Lu continued to hear the case.

Tang Lu asked the Zhao family: "Someone stabbed to death at the door of your house, do you know who this person is?" ”

"It's the mother of the Zhang brothers."

"How did she die on your doorstep?"

"I don't know, we want to figure out why."

"Do you have a grudge against the Zhang family?" Tang Lu asked.

"Lord Qiyu, there is a feud with the Zhang family, it's not our generation, it's several generations, there has been a feud since the time of the ancestors, it belongs to the feud, and the contradiction has not been resolved, so it continues to this day. It stands to reason that the enmity of the ancestors can be resolved in the generation of the ancestors, and there is no need to continue to the children and grandchildren. The little ones don't know why, but the feud of the ancestors can be inherited. ”

"That's a legacy of history. What the official wants to know is, has there been any conflict with the Zhang family recently? For example, a quarrel or something. Tang Lu asked.

When the Zhao family asked, they began to spit out, dodging, not wanting to answer this question head-on. was forced to be helpless, so he said a little bit about this issue, but including Tang Lu, they all heard it like a cloud, and they didn't know what he was talking about, and they didn't know what he was talking about. Everyone waited anxiously, and the youngest son of the Zhao family said a little clearly:

"Just a few days ago, we had a dispute with the Zhang family over the boundaries of the fields in the countryside, and there were many of us, and in a fit of anger, we got into a fight."

"Who did it first?" Tang Lu asked.

"It was the hand of the Zhang family that made the first move. We didn't do it. Because of the Zhang family's first move, we were forced to fight back, not because we provoked, but because the other party provoked, and we had to defend ourselves as a last resort. ”

"Zhang Dada, isn't that the case?"

"Lord Qiyu, they are lying, they are menacing because of the strength of the crowd, and it looks like they are going to devour us. We were scared, we didn't know who was going to run, and we tripped and fell, and they stepped forward, and it was Zhang Geqi who tripped and fell, he was here, and the adults could ask. Zhang Dada said.

"Zhang Geqi, you say, what's going on?"

"Lord Qiqi, their number is more than three times that of us, and heroes are no match for a thousand hands, everyone comes, and we will become a hornet's nest. I was very scared, I wanted to run, my eldest brother still wanted to fight, I thought, the hero does not suffer the loss in front of him, thirty-six plans to go for the upper plan, just find a chance to slip, but, the eldest brother did not speak, I dare not go, just wait for the opportunity to run, I saw the opportunity to come, began to run, but before I ran far, I was kicked by a small dirt pit, and fell, I didn't expect that there was a guy from the Zhao family next to him, he was about to chase me, see me fall, he was ready to come over to beat me, I saw that the situation was not good, so I grabbed the lump on the ground and threw it at him, I wanted to stop him from coming over to hurt me, but I didn't expect the lump to be soft when he saw the water, and hard as a stone when he saw the sunlight, beating the Zhao family's guy to the point that his head was bleeding. My lord, what I said is the truth, you should not fall, and if you fall, you should not smash people with lumps. It's all my fault for being anxious. Zhang Geqi said.

"Zhao family, isn't this the case?"

"Yes, but the situation was chaotic at the time, and the emotions were a little out of control, besides, we suffered a loss, and we must seek justice."

"How do you get justice?"

"Zhang Geqi fell and injured our Zhao family's guys, so we rushed up and started beating, but in the process of beating each other, they were all injured to varying degrees, among them, the more serious one was Zhang Geqi."

"How serious? Zhang Geqi, how is your injury? Tang Lu asked.

"Master Qiyu, it was a broken foot, and it was later found that it was a fracture, and then three ribs were broken." Zhang Geqi said.

"Mm-hmm, it's more serious. The Zhao family, since you injured Zhang Geqi, you have already gained the upper hand, but why are you not satisfied? If you want to kill his old mother further, his old mother has no enmity with you, why should you murder her, does she affect you? Tang Lu asked.

The Zhao family's questioning, every sentence is reasonable, and the Zhang family's mother is bleeding all over the ground, at the door of Zhao's house, this life lawsuit, how can it be said that someone must come out to resist his life, as the saying goes, killing people to pay for their lives, and repaying debts, this is a matter of course. People die at their own door, not at the door of people's homes, if you want to say that it doesn't matter at all, ghosts don't believe it. So the Zhao family had no choice but to choose to be silent, to accept it, to see how Tang Law decides, how to obey, say a thousand ways and ten thousand, people are injured and killed, their own side is intact, if you want to say that you can win the sympathy of others, that's it.

When the Zhang family saw Tang Lu interrogating the Zhao family, they felt that Tang Lu was angry with him, and they were very proud, but because of the death of his mother, he still had to grieve, so as not to be seen by Tang Lu as a flaw.

At this point, there was no way to continue the trial, so Tang Lu had to suspend the trial first, wipe out all the people of the Zhao family, put them in prison, and wait until the case was clear before pronouncing the verdict. Whether to be detained or released is subject to further progress on the case.

After the Zhang family signed the interrogation transcript, they stepped back to discuss the burial of their mother. Wait for the Zhang family to leave. Tang Lu asked the master, "Master, what do you think of this case?" ”

"My lord, according to my humble opinion, I feel that the Zhao family's reason, the Zhao family's motives, methods, and results of killing are clearly visible in the facts, and the motive is to take revenge, and it is a feud. This case can be ruled against the Zhao family. Master said.

When Tang Lu heard this, he smiled slightly, and then shook his head.

"What? Adult, do you have a wrong view of the late students? I hope to give me some advice. Master said.

"No, you are the master of this official, let's work together to solve the case. You have your thoughts, I have my thoughts, everyone's thoughts can't be exactly the same, there are always differences, when you encounter different parts, you can ask the reason, you can find the key point to solve the case, after the key point is found, the case will be solved. The rest is like a bamboo, and it will be done in one go. Tang Lu said.

"Yes, sir, very well analyzed and in place. According to the meaning of adults, the Zhao family is not a murderer. Who could that be? In addition to the Zhao family's feud, there is no other enemy, this is already destined to be a murderer, that is, people who are very familiar with Zhang's mother, Zhang's mother is old, and the Zhang brothers are not necessarily willing to seriously support the elderly, in addition, this killer is trained and has a careful plan. Master said.

"Yes, that's the suspicion of this case, you can see it. The official also saw that the suspicions were the same, that is, they had to be uncovered layer by layer, find the mystery, and find the answer. Tang Lu said.

After the discussion, Tang Lu continued to try the case.

"Zhang Dada, Zhang 2, Zhang 3, Zhang 4, Zhang 5, Zhang 6 and Zhang 7, you brothers seven, when did you find out that your mother was killed?" Tang Lu asked.

"Early this morning."

"So, when were the seven sets of filial piety clothes worn by your seven brothers cut and made?" Tang Lu then asked.

When the seven brothers heard Tang Lu's question, they were stunned and didn't know how to answer this question.

Looking at Zhang Dada again, there are beads of sweat on his forehead, on the tip of his nose, everywhere, shortness of breath, dry throat, he wants to drink water, but he can't drink it, he can only swallow saliva, but it is still difficult to hide the panic in his heart and the beating heart that is beating faster.

Tang Lu looked at the other brothers, all of them had their heads tied up, not daring to look up, and some of them were trembling.

Tang Lu saw that the opportunity was ripe, and shouted: "This case can be judged." You are simply falsely accused! As your mother, you did not return last night, and you as sons did not go out to look for them, but as if nothing happened. Don't think about it, indifferent. Does this make sense? When your mother was alive, you didn't take good care of it, but when she died, you actively wore filial piety clothes, who is this for? According to what you said, your mother was killed in the early hours of this morning, but you all put on filial piety clothes early and immediately rushed to the county government court to kneel down and complain, these just prove that you came prepared, confident, if you were not prepared in advance, how could you be so orderly and organized without a little chaos, and I did not see you crying hoarsely, as if it was not your own mother who died, but someone who had nothing to do with you died. Put away this set of yours as soon as possible, and don't be embarrassed in front of your own officials. ”

After listening to Tang Lu's words, all the brothers were silent, they didn't dare to speak, their faces became sallow, and they lost their brilliance, like frosted eggplants - wilted.

Zhang Dada saw that the general trend had gone, only to tell the truth, so as not to be severely punished in the future, he said: "Adult, the small one is willing to confess, tell the truth, please let the adult open the net, spare the small life, these ideas are all small ideas, because the small one ranks first in the family, as the eldest brother, the six younger brothers below all listen to the small one, and the small one tries all means to take revenge, and the methods that should be used have been used." But the effect is not obvious, so the small ones are very distressed and don't know what to do? ”